May 10, 2009 | Research library
This comprehensive report seeks to understand the persuasion techniques employed by scammers that successfully provoke human errors in judgement. It finds a successful scam involves all the standard elements of the ‘marketing mix’ – although scams differ...
Apr 4, 2009 | Research library
It is widely agreed that employee non-adherence to information security policies poses a major problem for organizations. Previous research has pointed to the potential of theories of moral reasoning to better understand this problem. However, we find no empirical...
Apr 3, 2009 | Research library
While a lot has changed in Internet security in the last 10 years, a lot has stayed the same – such as the use of alphanumeric passwords. Passwords remain the dominant means of authentication on the Internet, even in the face of significant problems related to...
Mar 4, 2009 | Research library
The damage due to computer security incidents is motivating organizations to adopt protective mechanisms. While technological controls are necessary, computer security also depends on individual’s security behavior. It is thus important to investigate what...
Mar 3, 2009 | Research library
This paper describes the development of the technology threat avoidance theory (TTAT), which explains individual IT users’ behavior of avoiding the threat of malicious information technologies. We articulate that avoidance and adoption are two qualitatively different...
Mar 3, 2009 | Research library
This study presents an empirical investigation of factors affecting small- and medium-sized business (SMB) executives’ decision to adopt anti-malware software for their organizations. A research model was developed by adopting and expanding the protection motivation...
